August 2009

August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Teachers Credit Union adopts unified comms

Teachers Credit Union has deployed a 126-seat unified communications call centre solution from Interactive Intelligence Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Remember the political cave-in that blocked realistic penalties for privacy abuse

Will we now see stories on the scale and nature of the back door lobbying from the customers of Mr Whittamore and his competitors that secured the subsequent U-turn? Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Manage your mainframes to cut costs

Like all server systems, IBM's system-z mainframes need effective management to ensure operational costs stay as low as possible. Continue Reading

August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Email archiving for storage managers

Learn the data storage aspects of email archiving, how an email archiving system works, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of email archiving. Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Email archiving market matures

The email archiving market gains traction as users struggle to manage sprawling mailboxes and ensure compliance. Release of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 could change market. Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Advice for information security policy implementation and management

Developing an information security management system (ISMS) framework is an integral component of the ISO 27001 specification, which validates an organization's security. Proper ISMS implementation is critical for effective security implementation... Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Airservices Australia seeks 378 Terabyte SANs

Australia’s air traffic control regulator, Airservices Australia, plans to purchase SANs with capacity of 378TB, virtual and physical tape libraries and 4GB fiber channel networks. Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Overcoming succession planning challenges

India's explosive growth has created a lot of opportunity for rising IT managers to find new jobs elsewhere. Three CIOs offer advice for creating a succession planning strategy that paves a path for top internal talent. Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
IT outsourcing vendor selection is all about clear SLAs

Experienced outsourcer Radhakrishnan G, the general manager for systems at Bangalore-based integrated healthcare company Biocon Ltd., gives best practices for evaluation, selection and management of an IT outsourcing contract. Continue Reading
August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
IT project management tips to effectively manage 'triple constraints'

IT project failure in Indian organizations is primarily due to time, cost and scope. Suresh A Shan, the national head for business IT solutions at Mumbai's Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd., shares his project management tips. Continue Reading

August 31, 2009 31 Aug'09
Email archiving systems aid e-discovery, auditing and backup for UK organizations

Find out why data centre managers in the UK are implementing email archiving systems, discover their implementation tips and learn how the technology can benefit your firm. Continue Reading
August 29, 2009 29 Aug'09
Fujitsu staff strike over pension plans

Unite members at Fujitsu have voted to strike over pay and pensions. Continue Reading
August 29, 2009 29 Aug'09
Never again will you forget a password

The My Top-Secret Passwords pad not only idiot-proofs your system but also proves you're an idiot. Continue Reading
August 29, 2009 29 Aug'09
Beagle 2 did not crash and burn

What happened to the UK's Beagle 2 Mars probe on Christmas Day 2003 is once more unclear. Continue Reading
August 29, 2009 29 Aug'09
Help find a planet: Adopt a star

Hard-up astronomers are raising funds for research by selling the only wares they have: the stars. Continue Reading
August 28, 2009 28 Aug'09
Download free text to PDF converter: Zilla TXT To PDF Converter

The Zilla TXT To PDF Converter converts PDFs to Word, RTF, Text, HTML, BMP, JPG, TIF, GIF, PNG and SWF. Continue Reading
August 28, 2009 28 Aug'09
Oldest computer predates Christ

From Swiss Army knives to iPhones, it seems we just love fancy gadgets with as many different functions as possible. And judging from the ancient Greek Antikythera...
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August 28, 2009 28 Aug'09
Do Women Want Female-Only Tech Events?

Strictly all-female tech events seems to be a touchy subject for everyone involved in tech.Just like gadgets aimed at women, all the WIT seem to get all funny when we're invited to a women-only ... Continue Reading
August 28, 2009 28 Aug'09
US Civil Liberties Union tells UK to defend McKinnon

The American Civil Liberties Union has called on the UK foreign secretary to review the "lopsided" extradition treaty to prevent people like UFO hacker Gary McKinnon being "unfairly" removed from their home country to stand trial abroad. Continue Reading
August 28, 2009 28 Aug'09
Is Fujitsu's predicted decline out of line with market?

Fujitsu has announced that it is cutting 1,200 UK jobs, equivalent to 10% of its UK workforce, reports Ovum. Fujitsu predicts a decline in revenue of 7% in the UK for the full-year 2010. This ... Continue Reading

Enterprises need to plan for deepfake technology

Politicians and Hollywood stars aren't the only ones at risk: Enterprises need to understand the dangers deepfakes pose to their ...

What do the Google, Salesforce analytics deals mean for CIOs?

Google and Salesforce's recent multibillion-dollar BI deals have put analytics in the spotlight. What's the import for CIOs -- ...

CIOs need a strategy for AR and VR use cases -- now

CIOs need to start thinking about AR and VR and other immersive technologies as the new enterprise UI.

SearchSecurity

Why user identity management is a security essential

Who's on your network and accessing your data? IT security teams must be able to answer these questions. A strong identity ...

What identity governance tools can do for your organization

Learn how to evaluate available security tools that manage the governance of your users' identity and access to company systems ...

Words to go: Email phishing security

IT teams must take precautionary measures to address cybersecurity awareness, particularly when it comes to email. Refer to this ...

SearchNetworking

ARM upgrades network visibility tool cARMa and adds Guru

ARM Data Center Software upgraded its SaaS network inventory tool cARMa to include more network visibility capabilities, ...

How products from leading campus LAN switch vendors compare

Before evaluating campus LAN switches, assess the organization's core needs as well as future requirements, such as capabilities ...

Mist Wi-Fi no longer just cloud

The Mist Wi-Fi is no longer cloud only. The company's new Mist Edge appliance splits some management components between the cloud...

SearchDataCenter

Drill down to basics with these server hardware terms

Even with software-based data center options, it's still important to know the physical components of a server. Check out these ...

How to cultivate the ideal IaaS agreement

As you expand your infrastructure, you might use service providers for certain components. Make sure you get a comprehensive SLA ...

China's supercomputing systems soar from 21 to 219 in a decade

The U.S. dominates in total supercomputing performance, but lags behind China in the overall number of supercomputers. U.S. x86 ...

SearchDataManagement

Building leaner, meaner BI data sources

As business intelligence analysis and reporting platforms become increasingly important in the enterprise, so does the data that ...

A comparison of open source, real-time data streaming platforms

With so many real-time data streaming tools, how do you know which is right for your organization? Experts compare Spark ...

Data virtualization tools promote anywhere, anytime data access

This online handbook examines data virtualization software and how organizations are deploying and using the technology as part ...